Copyright Royalty Board confirms streaming royalty rate for songwriters for 2018-2022
Good news songwriters: the Copyright Royalty Board in the US issued a written determination this week upholding the mechanical...
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From the 120,000 tracks hitting streaming services daily to Universal’s AI sound partnership… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our...
‘Irresponsible and offensive’: NMPA’s David Israelite does not like IMPALA’s new report on the ‘music streaming pie’. At all.
Earlier this month, IMPALA – the trade body which represents independent record companies in Europe – published an updated...
38M tracks on music streaming service were played ZERO times in 2022.
MBW Reacts is a series of comment pieces from the Music Business Worldwide team. They are our analytical (and sometimes...
Universal Music Group generated more than $1bn per quarter, on average, from recorded music subscription streaming in 2022
It’s the question that keeps music rights investors up at night: When will the annual growth in global recorded...
From Flo Rida’s $82.6m legal victory, to the landmark streaming fraud investigation in France… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our...
The Sony Walkman is back… as a hi-res streaming player
Sony‘s iconic Walkman was an accidental megahit. The first iteration of the portable cassette player was designed for Sony...
From Sir Lucian Grainge on music’s streaming payout model to Kakao Entertainment’s $966m investment… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our...
Music needs a new streaming payout model
Sir Lucian Grainge, Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group, has said the way music streaming services pay labels...
Merck Mercuriadis slams ‘tragedy’ of UK streaming inquiry outcome for songwriters, as record labels applaud industry’s ‘strong progress’
In July last year, a cross-parliamentary committee in the UK called for the country’s government to take action on...